Connecticut Legislators Back in Hartford
The 2017 session of the Connecticut General Assembly opens tomorrow and, in addition to a variety of other issues on their plates, lawmakers will have to confront a projected budget…
Connecticut Teachers Share Their Winter Holiday Celebrations
How do you celebrate the holidays with your students? Here are just some of the ways CEA members and their students are having fun during the last days before December…
Educators Say Resources Crucial for Achieving Equity for All Students
Students in Connecticut’s poorest schools are four times as likely to be taught by a core academic teacher who is not highly qualified. Compared with the state’s wealthiest schools, in…
Calling All New(er) Teachers!
Save the date! CEA’s New Teacher Conference for educators with six or fewer years in the classroom will be taking place April 1 this year. The conference includes workshops and…
PEAC Responds to Teachers’ Concerns; Agrees More Time Needed to Define Use of State Mastery Test
Connecticut’s Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) today acted on teachers’ concerns regarding the use of mastery examination scores in their evaluations. PEAC unanimously agreed recommending to the State Board of…
January Forum to Focus on Early Learning Success through Collaboration
Parents, advocates, educators, and providers who help children develop into active learners can face daunting challenges—especially in an environment of dwindling resources. A free forum taking place Monday, January 9…
Demand a Secretary of Education Who Supports High-Quality Public Schools for Every Student
Teachers have been disappointed and frustrated, though not surprised, by President-elect Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos for U.S. secretary of education. With this nomination, the nation is entering dangerous, uncharted…
East Lyme Kindergartners Make the Holidays Brighter for Others
Thanks to the efforts of their teachers and parents, kindergarten students at Flanders Elementary School in East Lyme had the opportunity to find out how good it feels to give…
Apply Now to Become a 2018 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow
All active NEA classroom teachers now have the opportunity to apply for a unique global learning opportunity. The NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship offers both a summer international field study…
ESSA and Federal Funding Focus of Education Committee Forum
While the election of Donald Trump raises many questions about the future of public education, state Department of Education officials remained cautiously optimistic yesterday that the federal Every Student Succeeds…